Comprehensive Chinese Elm Bonsai Tree Christmas Gift – Fantastic Beginners Kit!
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Celebrate Christmas with a meaningful living gift — a beautiful 10-year-old Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) bonsai. This complete kit includes everything beginners need to start their bonsai journey, from scissors and fertiliser to a premium pot and watering can. Symbolising strength, wisdom, and love, it’s the perfect Christmas plant gift that grows with time. Expertly nurtured and delivered by the family team at Bonsai Direct.
What's in This Bundle?
1x10 Year Old Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Beginners Twisty Indoor Bonsai
1xDark Coloured Plastic Medium Drip Tray
1xSmall Bonsai Feed - 100ml
1xSmall Bonsai Pruning Scissors - Great Value
1xPremium Bonsai Watering Can 1 Pint - Choose the colour
Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Christmas Bonsai Kit – The Perfect Beginners’ Christmas Plant Gift
Celebrate the festive season with a truly meaningful Christmas plant gift — our beautiful Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Bonsai Kit. This complete starter set is the perfect introduction to the peaceful and rewarding art of bonsai. The Chinese Elm symbolises inner strength, intuition, wisdom, and love, making it a wonderfully thoughtful and lasting present for someone special.
Each kit features a 10-year-old Chinese Elm bonsai, individually styled by our expert growers and potted into a navy blue glazed ceramic bonsai pot. Its rich green, serrated leaves and graceful branch structure bring year-round beauty to any home. Loved by both beginners and enthusiasts, this fast-growing, forgiving species is ideal for learning the joy of shaping and caring for your own living work of art.
Bonsai fertiliser (approx. 1-year supply when diluted)
Pair of bonsai pruning scissors
Premium watering can (choose your colour)
Red snowflake “Merry Christmas” balloon
Wooden snowman “Merry Christmas” hanging tag
Every kit arrives beautifully presented — ready to give, display, and enjoy throughout the festive season.
Simple to Care For – Perfect for Beginners
The Chinese Elm is one of the easiest indoor bonsai to care for:
Position: Indoors in bright daylight, away from direct heat or draughts.
Watering: Keep soil damp to the touch, never dry or soggy.
Feeding: Use bonsai fertiliser regularly during the growing season.
Pruning: Trim new shoots to shape and encourage finer branching.
A detailed printed care guide is included, offering step-by-step advice for confident success.
Festive Delivery Made Easy
Enjoy free next working day delivery to most UK addresses when ordered by 3:15pm. You can also choose your preferred delivery date at checkout to suit your Christmas plans. Optional gift wrap, personalised tags, and extra balloons are available to make your present even more special.
Why Buy this Christmas Plant Gift from Bonsai Direct
Bonsai Direct is a trusted, family-run nursery based in Devon. Our expert team lovingly nurtures each tree, ensuring it arrives healthy, beautifully styled, and ready to thrive. We’re dedicated to sustainability, excellent customer care, and creating gifts that grow for years to come.
Give the gift of nature this Christmas — a lasting symbol of love and strength that brings peace and beauty long after the festive lights fade.
Specification
Evergreen
Yes
Flowering/Fruiting
No
Pot Size (cm)
18 x 13
Pot Colour
Blue
Indoor/Outdoor
Either - Protect from extreme frost
Difficulty
Easy - Perfect for Beginners
Maintenance
Position: Indoors in bright daylight; avoid direct heat or cold draughts.
Watering: Check soil daily; keep damp to the touch but never soggy.
Feeding: Use bonsai fertiliser every week according to the manufactures directions.
Pruning: Trim new shoots regularly to maintain shape and encourage finer branching.
Repotting: Every 2–3 years. Repot at any time of the year.
Humidity: Mist foliage a few times a week to boost humidity and leaf health.
Temperature: Not overly fussy.
Pet Friendly
Yes
Bonsai Variety
The Chinese Elm (Ulmus parviflolia) makes a truly beautiful bonsai with small bright green leaves. The tree has excellent twig structure and has great character throughout, making it the perfect representation of a woodland tree. In our opinion the Chinese Elm is the most perfectly proportioned, easy to care for and adaptable tree and makes a superb bonsai; which can be grown either indoors or outdoors.
Delivery
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Charge
Standard Delivery
(England, Wales & Southern Scotland)
Next working day (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date
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(Weekdays before 1pm)
Next working day (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date
£8.99
Weekend Delivery
Chosen Saturday or Sunday
£8.99
Highlands & Islands
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Two working days (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date
£7.99
Northern Ireland
Two working days (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date
£7.99
✅ Every bonsai is hand-checked, watered, and securely packaged for safe arrival.
📘 Printed care guide included with all orders.
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Bonsai Care
🌱 Bonsai Care Guide Beginner-friendly
Care
What to do
How often
Step 1
Read your printed Care Instruction Guide included with every bonsai tree before you begin.
Upon arrival
On arrival
In hot weather, stand pot in water for 5 minutes, then drain.
Once on day 1
Position
Indoor Bonsai – Bright daylight, avoid harsh midday sun & cold draughts. Outdoor Bonsai – bright to semi-shaded, sheltered position.
All year
Water
Check soil daily; keep damp to the touch (not soggy). In hot spells, soak the pot briefly.
Daily check
Mist
Lightly mist foliage to boost humidity and condition leaves.
Once or twice a week
Feed
Use bonsai fertiliser, diluted as directed. Follow the directions on the bottle.
Species dependant
Prune
Trim longer shoots to maintain shape and encourage new growth.
As needed
Health
If needed, use an invigorator/insecticide and follow the label instructions.
If issues arise
🌿 Don’t worry! Your detailed printed care guide walks you through everything step by step.
🎥 Extra help & videos are available on our website.
✅ Every bonsai is checked, watered & securely packaged before dispatch.
